How Did Lincoln Violated Civil Rights

Lincoln is remembered as being the president to abolish slavery, however the truth is different. He was in favor of segregation. On september 18, 1858 at a debate at Charleston, Illinois Lincoln said “I will not say then that i am not, nor have ever been., in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the whites and black races”. Continuing on that, Lincoln voiced his opinion that blacks should not have the right to vote, serve on juries, be in government, or marry into a white family. A true abolitionist knew how to free the slaves, however Lincoln did not have an idea about what the government should do. He thought that the way to solve slavery was to send the blacks to colonize in Africa or Central America. It was believed that since there was tension, it is
This was done by suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which causes for a person who is taken into law enforcement custody to be shown in court and given a valid reason for why they are detained. Once this was suspended, people could be taken to jail without a fair reason. Lincoln started this because the state legislature of Maryland at the time, John Merryman, attempted to prevent union troops from leaving Maryland and going to Washington. From there Merryman was arrested and jailed at Fort McHenry and since the writ of habeas corpus was suspended, his freedom was denied. It was ruled by the chief justice of the Supreme Court that Lincoln was not given the authority to hold people without reason in jail. At a speech on July fourth, Lincoln claimed that it was necessary to suspend the rules to stop the confederacy's rebellion. In addition to Merryman there was about thirteen thousand union citizens imprisoned. Congress passed a bill in 1861 saying that it is legal for the president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. After this, newspapers that put an article against the union or Lincoln was